Edgar Filing: CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

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The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. EDT at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott, Newark, New Jersey 07114. for the following purposes:

1.      To elect as Class III Directors of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., the nominees below:

Nominees:

01)   Robin P. Selati

02)   Jack A. Smith

03)   Olaseni Adeyemi Sonuga

2.      To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. for the 2009 fiscal year.

3.      In their discretion, upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement. Only Stockholders of record on April 15, 2009 may vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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								Meeting Information
								Meeting Type: Annual
		CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.						For holders as of: 4/15/09
								Date: 6/3/2009 Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
		CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC ATTN PAUL R FLANDERS, VP/CFO 968 JAMES STREET SYRACUSE, NY 13203						Location: Newark Liberty Int’l Airport Airport Marriott Newark, NJ 07114
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